Equal parts entertaining and interesting, Chuck is more of an intimate character study than a typical boxing film, but it works well.
The real life inspiration behind Rocky was enough to lure me in. It has a great little cast: Liev Schreiber, Naomi Watts, Ron Perlman, Jim Gaffigan, Elizabeth Moss, Michael Rappaport. I thought Schreiber was great in the title role of Chuck Wepner.
It's a bit of a tragic story, but has a happy conclusion, with the real-life Chuck featured at the end. Clips from Anthony Quinn's Requiem for a Heavyweight were used quite effectively. You can't help but feel Chuck's story was an important one to be told - the cast certainly do it justice.
Phenomenal soundtrack and 70s atmosphere throughout. Chuck is an underdog movie of a slightly different kind. Well worth a watch.
The real life inspiration behind Rocky was enough to lure me in. It has a great little cast: Liev Schreiber, Naomi Watts, Ron Perlman, Jim Gaffigan, Elizabeth Moss, Michael Rappaport. I thought Schreiber was great in the title role of Chuck Wepner.
It's a bit of a tragic story, but has a happy conclusion, with the real-life Chuck featured at the end. Clips from Anthony Quinn's Requiem for a Heavyweight were used quite effectively. You can't help but feel Chuck's story was an important one to be told - the cast certainly do it justice.
Phenomenal soundtrack and 70s atmosphere throughout. Chuck is an underdog movie of a slightly different kind. Well worth a watch.